Dr. Dobb's Digest, August 2009

EDITOR'S NOTE

Database Development
Jonathan Erickson


TECHNO-NEWS

Bokode: A New Kind of Barcode


FEATURES

3 Steps to Managing Data In the Cloud
Ken North
Matching the right cloud platform with the right database is critical.

Databases in the Cloud: Elysian Fields or Briar Patch?
Ken North
For handling distributed data in the cloud, the cornucopia of products includes everything from lightweight key-value stores to industrial-strength databases.

Fan: A Portable Language Is Bringing Actors to JavaScript
Gaston Hillar
Fan is both an object-oriented and functional programming language.

The C++0x "Remove Concepts" Decision
Bjarne Stroustrup
"Concepts" were to have been the central new feature in C++0x.

A Build System for Complex Projects: Part 1
Gigi Sayfan
A different approach to build systems.

Integrating jQuery Client-Side Data Templates with WCF
Dan Wahlin
Using client-side templates and binding JSON data that's retrieved from a WCF service.


COLUMNS

Conversations
Jonathan Erickson
Jon talks with MySQL creator Michael "Monty" Widenius about the future of databases.

Book Review
Mike Riley
Mike reviews Using Google App Engine.

Effective Concurrency
Herb Sutter
Why worry about "manycore" today?